BOONE /AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

     Sterling Arthur Clink, 85, Story City. Born in Cresco. The family lived in Boone and Ames. AHS-57. Sterling was an entrepreneur at heart, operating and owning numerous businesses, including a Chinchilla breeding business, a service station and, eventually, for his final 40 years, work as a real estate agent. His first wife, Dorothy Reedholm, BHS-57, passed away in June of 1999. Survivors include his wife,  JhanWagner Clink, three children, Marci (Terry) Ferguson, Jill (Butch) Hansen and Sterling Cristen Clink. Two siblings also survive. A COL will be held in Ames.